Looking for something to do in the Bellaire, Meyerland and West University Place area this month? Check out this event guide!
June 8: Celebrate Pride Month
Houston's Pride Chorus is returning to the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University for a later afternoon of a capella renditions of pop favorites including Elton John and Lady Gaga. Sounds by DJ Krazzy Kris will get the party started. Guests will also have access to the latest exhibition entitled "Love and Wondervision."
- 5-7 p.m.
- Free
- Moody Center for the Arts, 6100 Main St., Houston
- 713-348-2787. www.moody.rice.edu
June 9, 16: Enjoy country music and barbecue
Goode Co. Armadillo Palace is hosting multiple country artists this summer. Guests are invited to enjoy the live music and the restaurant's food options that include queso, chicken skewers and green chile empanadas. For the June 9 date, Kyle Park will perform, and June 16 will be Mason Creager.
- 8 p.m. doors open; 9 p.m. show starts
- Advance tickets can be purchased online for $12, $18; Day-of-tickets $15, $23
- Goode Co. Armadillo Palace, 5015 Kirby Drive, Houston
- 713-526-9700. www.thearmadillopalace.com
June 10: Support a local artists' market
More than 100 local artists and creatives will be part of an artisan market in downtown Houston at Post Houston. Guests can enjoy a live DJ, complimentary cocktails, a professional photo booth and cuisine from at least 15 different restaurants.
- Noon-7 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- Post Houston, 401 Franklin St., Houston
- 713-999-2550. www.posthtx.com
More than 200 church choir members from various religious denominations across the Greater Houston area will perform sacred choral music masterpieces as part of the first annual Summer Sacred Music Choral Festival at Houston Christian University.
- 7-8:30 p.m.
- $15-$25
- Houston Christian University Dunham Theater, 7502 Fondren Road, Houston
- 281-649-3047. www.archgh.org/choralfestival
The Children's Museum of Houston is celebrating and honoring Juneteenth with three days of interactive activities. Saturday's event, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., is a live 45-minute show about the contributions of African Americans to the social, political and cultural life of the United States, while the remaining days are also Juneteenth performances.
- 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- $17 general admission includes all events and exhibits
- Children's Museum of Houston, 1500 Binz St., Houston
- 713-522-1138. www.cmhouston.org/events
Yoga enthusiasts can celebrate International Day of Yoga at Discovery Green's Jones Lawn. The free event will include Bollywood dancing as well as a facilitated yoga practice that includes breath work, sound and movements.
- 6-9 p.m.
- Free
- Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney St., Houston
- 713-400-7336. www.discoverygreen.com
A family-friendly Pride event is coming to Discovery Green's Anheuser-Busch stage. Rainbow on the Green is coming back for its 13th year and will feature live music from JORDY, an LA-based pop singer and songwriter, as well as Houston-based vocalist Z'maji.
- 7-10 p.m.
- Free
- Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney St., Houston
- 713-400-7336. www.discoverygreen.com